The Friends of Duke Gardens

For information about donor levels and how to make your tax-deductible gift online, please see our membership page.

Special offer for people joining or renewing in 2012: free one-year subscription to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Please call 919-668-1711 for details.

Friends provide resources for:

• Expansion of the Gardens' plant collections
• Paved walks in the Terraces
• Irrigation systems and equipment in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, the South Lawn, Terraces and Azalea Court
• Educational programs for children and adults
• Restoration of the Gardens' pools
• Map of the Gardens
• The Gardens' volunteer program
• Plant checklists for the H.L. Blomquist Garden and the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum

Friends receive:

• The satisfaction of being part of an outstanding garden that is open to the public without charge and is committed to excellent horticulture
• Discounts on classes and other events in our comprehensive and wide-ranging education program
• A 10 percent discount in the Terrace Shop
• Flora, a news magazine
• Duke Gardens' colorful wall calendar
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens' annual report
• Invitations to special Gardens events and programs, including the preview sales preceding our popular fall and spring Plant & Craft Festivals
• Membership and benefits in the American Horticultural Society's Reciprocal Admissions Program, which includes a network of more than 200 gardens and organizations nationwide

Ways Friends can support the Gardens:

• Join the Volunteer Program. The Gardens depends upon a loyal and enthusiastic corps of volunteers who lead tours, teach children, conduct horticultural therapy activities for pediatric patients in Duke Medical Center, prune, weed, plant, assist in the greenhouse and more.
• Gifts to the Gardens' Annual Fund. These gifts provide a vital source of unrestricted funding to be used where the need is greatest. This is an essential fund for the Gardens' yearly operating expenses, which go far beyond the budget provided by the University.
• Gifts to the Endowment Funds. The Gardens depends upon the growth of endowment funds to ensure future support for the perpetual excellence and welfare of the Gardens.
• Gifts to honor or memorialize friends and family.
• Gifts to fund special projects in the Gardens. These are designated for the Gardens as part of the master plan and are available as gifts with plaques of dedication.

For more information about the Friends program, contact Assistant Director of Development Teresa Dark at 919-684-5579.

Join the Friends of Duke Gardens Today!